The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-18

IL. Jones Tor 1S months, then b,
Rev. r. I'll. Rivers for about yea
and again by w. X. Jones an,
others.
1t is true that some reports have
been made by the president of th,
board of trust to both the quarterly
and annual conferences, but it i
not true as stated in the bill tha,
the reports OF which copies are fled
with The complainants bill were ali
made BY him, but only one of them
to wit: Ex Ne. 2. The report made
ex. No. l was not made by the board
OF trust nor by any one authorized
oy them to do SO and not will,
their knowledge or consent ard it is
untrue SO far AS l. states the COL
!e9c Is the property of the church.
IL was made as they are informed
oy the committee on education of
The Tennessee annual conference.
Ex. No 2 is q report made by the
president OF the board Of trust and
and shows the relation OF the school
so the church. Respondents do
not know in what place it vas en-
tered on The minutes OF the church
nor is it material.
Ex. no. 3 Is report made By DR..
Il. Ii. Rivers, the principal of the
school, to the quarterly conference
upon his own authority alone. There
is nothing in it that snstains COM
pla|nagt TiG@s CO opposes that Of
the defendants.
t1,n.oiG No. A is not filed with
complainants bill ami respondents
do not know what il is.
1t is true that the college proper
ty was leased TO Misses HOOD and
Heron IN 1885 Tor two years and re-
leased to them in 1887 for three
years more. The charge that said
leases or either Of them is a sur
render Of defendants trust or n per-
version Of the same is untrue as a
matter Of fact end of law. The con
struction sought to be put upon
said leases by eomplainants is not
correct and is wholly fnreinn &c C .lo "a, {
understanding and intention of the
contracting parties, but both trus-
tees and legaes understood said
leases to require the school to be OPP
Grated under the direction and su-
perVIsi0n Of the trustees and both
parties are entirely willing that this
court may so construe said leases.
The charge that the lessees and
teachers are entirely of other de-
uomingtione than Melhodists Is un
true IS matter OF fact. 1t is not
true that the enactment of the 9th
and Sth items of the charter of Mar
tia College was q misuse, abuse and
perversion Of the trusts Of the will
OF Thcs. Martin hut they are in ac-
cord With his wishes and intentions.
1t is trne that the trustees Of Mar
tin Female College were not ap-
pointed in quarterly conference nor
IN apy meeting presided over by a
presiding elder but simply by the
officers of the church at Pulaski
assembled and presided over by
the preacher in charge Of the sta.
tiOn. 1t is net true as q matter of
law Or fact that the preliminary
resolution passed by the officers OF
the church raises any trust in the
annual or quarterly conference of
the Methodist church for the man-
agement and control of the school,
but it extends only to the fostering
care and patronage CT that church
and respondents deny that the
school has ever been by them plac-
ed in any other relation. They are
sincerely desirous OF the fostering
care of the Methodist church but
do not wish it's control or manage
ment. They deny that tho school
has been so pi4ced as to put it be
yond or outside of It's proper fos-
teriug relation and the annual con-
ference and Methodist church can
consistently give it that care and
patronage If they see fit to do so.
If they fail to do 30 they will neg
lect an interest that will tend to
build them up and sustain them.
FACTS OF THE CASE.
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